Businesspersons who make the career switch to teaching bring subject expertise and are adept at adapting the curriculum to real-world experience. They face a steep learning curve regarding classroom practice and would benefit from being mentored by experienced teachers. (SK)

Innovative ideas for accounting education include having students study accounting across historical periods, using businesses for student research, exploring nontraditional accounting careers, and collaborating with professional associations. (SK)

Outlines seven essential questions to guide critical thinking. Provides a rubric for assessing student thinking, sample critical thinking learning activities, and a list of teaching principles. (SK)

Compares significant values of different cultures. Describes cultural differences in eye and hand gestures. Explains ways to teach intercultural communication in business. (SK)

Teams of business students (n=34) developed web-based businesses. Results of the Entrepreneurial Attitude Orientation showed significant improvement in cognitive, affective, and behavioral aspects of entrepreneurship. (SK)

More ethical practices in business begin with ethical training in business schools. International business education classes can compare corporate codes and actual behavior; explore the role of cultural differences in values, principles, and standards; and analyze ethical dilemmas in a global environment. (SK)

Suggests uses of speech recognition devices in the classroom for students with disabilities. Compares speech recognition software packages and provides guidelines for selection and teaching. (Contains 14 references.) (SK)

Discusses the factors that affect the success of new businesses, what aspiring entrepreneurs must understand, the relationship between entrepreneurship and basic business, the effectiveness of experiential learning, and how to integrate entrepreneurship into business classes. (JOW)

Explores the importance of relationship literacy--the ability to create good relationships with others--in the next economy and offers perspectives on how business education instructors can help students develop and improve their human relations skills for business success. (Author/JOW)

Reviews common errors in accounting tests that students commit resulting from deficiencies in fundamental prior knowledge, ineffective test taking, and inattention to detail and provides solutions to the problems. (JOW)

Suggests that by incorporating entrepreneurship into the basic business curriculum now, business educators will better prepare students for a changing environment. Offers the business plan as a tool for integrating entrepreneurship into the curriculum. (SK)

In a survey of 664 University of Wisconsin Eau Clair business graduates, 81% identified communication skills as essential, resulted corroborated by a survey of 138 employers. A model program now requires all college of business students to take core communication courses and a business communication certificate is offered. (Contains 10…

Makes suggestions for recruiting middle or high school students into business and marketing education programs. Lists techniques to boost enrollment that were identified in survey responses from 147 of 512 Wisconsin business education chairs. Discusses the benefits of student organizations. (JOW)

A review of research substantiates the link between nontraditional students' attendance and achievement at the college level. Results suggests a dependent relationship between attendance and achievement, not a causal effect. Other factors include student motivation, student-instructor rapport, class size, and other factors. (Contains 11…

A survey received a 49% response from 136 community college/university computer instructors. Results indicate that advance preparation for online education is necessary, evaluation is a primary concern, instructors should network, and the integrity of evaluation can be ensured when using creative and alternative means of evaluation. (JOW)